View my complete profileMy name is Diane Shepard Johnson and my daughter Sarah and I have always loved old fashioned things. We find Tasha Tudor and Beatrix Potter so inspiring. Some of our favorite things and interests are: spinning, weaving, natural dyeing of fiber and yarn, knitting, bobbin lace making, vegetable, herb and flower gardening, old fashioned clothing and frocks, dolls, the old ways of preparing food, canning, corgyn, bunnies, goats, birds, photography, writing, drawing and painting, the old ways of living and old fashioned tasks.The Corgyncombe Courant is our newspaper of some of the highlights of life at Corgyncombe Cottage. Courant is an old term for newspaper.

November 2, 2009

Lefse Over the Fire

From Thanksgiving Leftovers

Red Pontiac Potatoes from the Corgyncombe Vegetable Garden. Diane used the previous year's potatoes from the Corgyncombe Vegetable Garden for this last spring's planting. The potatoes have yielded an abundant crop! Potatoes can be used for many different dishes and are great for leftovers.

Potatoes in the process of being riced.In "The Tasha Tudor Cookbook", Tasha speaks of putting potatoes through a ricer to mash them.

Lefse is a traditional Scandinavian treat, especially during the holidays.

Add 1/2 cup flour to each cup of riced potatoes. Work the dough as you add the flour.Roll out a ball of dough and put it on the griddle over the fire.In the background you can see the lefse over the fire.Whilst cooking over the fire the aroma that smells like potato chips fills the crisp Autumnal air.Let the lefse brown on one side, then flip it over.

You can add whatever you want on the lefse and roll it or fold it to eat.Above, Diane has added some of her favorite Thanksgiving things, such as stuffing and cranberries. Diane likes her stuffing with a little turkey liver and heart added.Here is a link to our web site "Our Favorite Things":Thanksgiving PageDiane likes to make and mold her own cranberry sauce. The receipt for cranberry sauce is in "The Tasha Tudor Cookbook".

Diane's husband prefers to butter his lefse and top with cinnamon and sugar.

1 comment:

Oh, such a beautiful post that has made me quite hungry! How wonderful to cook outside. You are such an inspiration to me! Such beautiful photos, as always! I also enjoyed seeing your beautiful barn you call, "The Ark," I can certainly see why! It is really amazing.

Much love to you both, and the corgyn,Your kindred spirits, Paula, Pearl and Poppy